3+ day, 22+ hour ago   (775+ words) IndieWire Tessa Blake Directed Over 50 Hours of Television Before Embarking on Her First Feature. The Experience Paid Off Director Tessa Blake‘s “If I Tell You” is one of the more assured feature debuts in recent years, a subtle…...

4+ day, 16+ hour ago   (638+ words) Editor’s note: This is the thirteenth chapter of “A Producer’s Path,” an ongoing column for IndieWire’s Future of Filmmaking from independent producer Daren Smith. Read previous chapters here. Whenever you might be reading this, I’m confident you can scan the…...

5+ day, 19+ hour ago   (497+ words) The 2026 summer at the box office is officially the highest-grossing in history, bringing in $4.765 billion and just narrowly beating the summer record set back in 2013 of $4.756 billion, not factoring inflation. It’s a huge boon for the movie industry and ideally…...

5+ day, 22+ hour ago   (257+ words) The Telluride Film Festival, as usual, clarified this year’s Oscar race. Now that the assembled media has weighed in breathlessly on the various emerging contenders, it’s time to parse the lineup more soberly. One movie looms ahead of the festival…...

1+ week, 2+ day ago   (374+ words) First, the BAIT: a weird genre pick, and why we’re exploring its specific niche right now. Then, the BITE: a spoiler-filled answer to the all-important question, “Is this old cult film actually worth recommending?” The scene cuts to Tyler, waiting…...

2+ week, 23+ hour ago   (484+ words) IndieWire ‘Coyote vs. Acme,’ Viewed as Unreleasable by Warner Bros., Just Beat a Jacob Elordi and Ridley Scott Movie at the Box Office “Coyote vs. Acme,” a hybrid of animation and live action once deemed unreleasable,…...

2+ week, 6+ day ago   (1171+ words) IndieWire Modern Hollywood Keeps Failing Looney Tunes. Will ‘Coyote vs. Acme’ Finally Get It Right? This week’s release of “Coyote vs. Acme” brings some of the most fanfare we’ve ever seen for a Looney Tunes movie…...

2+ week, 6+ day ago   (265+ words) Sumerian Pictures has acquired North American rights to “Butthole Surfers: The Hole Truth and Nothing Butt,” a salute to the trailblazing American rock band, The Butthole Surfers. The film is directed by Tom Stern and combines archival footage, animation, puppetry,…...

3+ week, 20+ hour ago   (238+ words) Audiences like what “Tony” is cooking up. The look at Anthony Bourdain’s early years (much of it liberally interpreted) expanded nicely after doing robust business in limited release. “Tony” earned $5 million from 1,652 screens, which was enough to capture seventh place…...

3+ week, 2+ day ago   (556+ words) Over the weekend, I participated in my tried-and-true pastime of throwing back a few beers and disagreeing with people on the internet. I typically reserve my film and TV takes for work hours, but between clips debating the merits of…...